AT Tools to Support Writing

Graphic organizers and Digital mapping tools

• Mindomo - http://www.mindomo.com
• MindJet - http://www.mindjet.com
• MindMeister - http://www.mindmeister.com
• MxGraph - http://www.mxgraph.com
• CMap - http://cmap.ihmc.us/ This can be used on the computer - It is NOT web-based
• Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/ Allows thoughts to be connected after creating bubbles

Writing Checklists

• PBL Checklists - http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/checklist.shtml
• Online Checklists
  • Ta Da - http://www.tadalist.com
  • Bla Bla Checklist - http://www.blablalist.com/
  • TuDu Lists - http://app.ess.ch/tudu/welcome.action
  • Remember the Milk - http://www.rememberthemilk.com

Digital Planning & Organizational Tools

• Note Taking Tools
  • Google Notebook - http://www.google.com
  • QuickNote - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/46
  • My NoteIt - http://www.mynoteit.com
• Flash Card Exchange - http://www.flashcardexchange.com

Drafting & Planning Tools

• Online Outline Tool - http://interactives.mped.org/notetaker722.aspx

Keyboard Text Entry Tools

• Google Docs and Spreadsheets - http://docs.google.com
• Zoho Writer - http://writer.zoho.com/
• Wiki
  • Wikispaces - http://wikispaces.com
  • PB Wiki - http://pbwiki.com
• Blogs
  • Blogger - http://www.blogger.com
  • Wordpress - http://www.wordpress.com
• Open Office - http://www.openoffice.org

Word Cue Tools

• Auto Functions in MS Word
• Research Tools in MS Word
• Dictionary Tool Tip - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1171

Word Prediction Tools

• Click N Type - http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/

Speech Recognition Tools

• Commands you can use in Voice Command mode.doc
• Commands you can use in Dictation mode.doc

Text to Speech

• MS Word
  • Windows + S - Allows MS Word to speak.
  • Word Talk - allows MS Word to speak but also builds in a talking word processor - http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/> >>
• Online Tools
  • Click Speak - http://clickspeak.clcworld.net/downloads.html
  • Accessibar - http://accessibar.mozdev.org/

Prompts

• MS Word
  • Track Changes - Print
  • Track Changes - Voice
• Online Tools
  • Wiki Discussions
  • Blog Comments

Word Choice

• Visual Thesaurus - http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

Digital Story Telling

• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling - http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
• Digital Storytelling: A Practical Classroom Management Strategy - terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/printer_804.php>
• Digital Story Telling Tutorials for students and teachers - www.digitalstorytellingworld.com

Online Publishing

• Wikis
• Blogs